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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1968
Page
1
Army doctors at Walter Reed report former President Eisenhower has moved beyond the immediate critical phase of his heart attack and is making satisfactory progress though convalescence may be prolonged. He remains in bed rest and was moved from California on May 14 for treatment.
Gov. Lester Maddox announced in Savannah that he is giving serious consideration to seeking the Republican or Democratic nomination for president. He pledged a firm decision by Saturday as he spoke at a Georgia Municipal Association convention.
Lawrence Harris, 20, a combat veteran with a limp, doubts the Vietnam effort’s value. He cites unclear why Americans fight, unreliable South Vietnamese troops, and limited home interest, while praising the Rangers. Harris awaits nerve repair at Fitzsimons Army Hospital and plans to return to Chanute after September 1969.
American troops from the 9th Division fought in two actions nine miles apart near Saigon. Helicopters dropped over 1,000 men in rice fields to encircle a Viet Cong force over 100 strong just south of Rach Kien. A second action 15 miles south of Saigon involved about 300 men, reportedly wiping out a platoon of roughly 40.
At least 17 people died on Kansas highways over the weekend, with 15 killed in three major crashes. Seven died Saturday when a tractor trailer skidded on U S 54, colliding with oncoming cars. Among the victims were Ralph Tate and his family, including Florence, Jerry Muller, Charles, and Edith.
Gun battles between police and Negro residents in Watts Los Angeles left three dead and about 35 wounded, including six officers. Disturbances spread to Little Rock and Chicago suburbs with curfews and fires. several fatal crashes reported across Kansas, Kansas City and nearby towns.
An intercepted letter notes George McGovern as a declared candidate and Maddox stirring debate, leaving a handful of uncommitted Democratic delegates with a broad field of options.
Weather outlook shows continued clouds and cool temps with drizzle tonight then partly sunny Tuesday and rising to the upper 80s. Flood threat subsides along most Kansas rivers except Marais des Cygnes from Osawatomie to Trading Post. Rossville Cross Creek flooding noted. Chanute to hold public hearing on next year’s city budget during the regular city commission meeting at 7 30 in the Memorial building commission room.
Two unidentified young women were found dead and bound together in Pottawatomie County Lake No 1 seven miles north of Wamego. Autopsy said they were killed by a small caliber gun, ages roughly 13 to 22, and had been dead 24 to 48 hours. Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Manhattan rescue squad aided.
Five crewmen and a dock worker collapsed in two minutes while unloading fish on the Novelty at Fort Myers. Autopsies and toxic analyses followed as investigators sought the poison’s source. Clyde Parrish and Roy McNeely rescued a sixth man. Lawrence Finley survived. Authorities sealed the plant and hold while examining water and tank samples.
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